Episode 230 || Seasonal Reads: America

As the heat settles and the mosquitos start biting and we all converge in the back of a pickup truck in an antique store parking lot to watch the fireworks, we hope you'll take the time to join us for a conversation on books about what our nation is, has been, and could be. Happy Independence Day. https://www.raicestexas.org/donate/ You can find all of the following books for sale (or preorder) in The Bookshelf's online store. + Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville + Signing Their Lives Away and Signing Their Rights Away by Denise Kiernan and Joseph D'Agnese + I Think You're Wrong, But I'm Listening by Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth A. Shivers + A Sin By Any Other Name by Robert W. Lee + We Were 8 Years in Powerby Ta-Nehisi Coates + The Soul of America by Jon Meacham + Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie + Rise and Fall by Mitchell Zuckoff + Impeachment: An American History by Jeffrey A. Engel, Jon Meacham, Timothy Naftali, and Peter Baker + Parkland by Dave Cullen + Dissent and the Supreme Court by Melvin Urofsky + Songs of America by Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like Chris and Annie's Unpopular Opinions, consider supporting us on Patreon here.